Fertility & birth rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Equatorial Guinea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.08 in Equatorial Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Equatorial Guinea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bosnia	Equatorial Guinea
1960	3.96	5.65
1961	3.89	5.66
1962	3.81	5.67
1963	3.7	5.69
1964	3.6	5.71
1965	3.53	5.73
1966	3.39	5.76
1967	3.22	5.78
1968	3.08	5.79
1969	2.95	5.8
1970	2.79	5.81
1971	2.75	5.81
1972	2.67	5.81
1973	2.54	5.8
1974	2.45	5.8
1975	2.39	5.79
1976	2.31	5.79
1977	2.2	5.8
1978	2.08	5.8
1979	1.99	5.82
1980	1.98	5.84
1981	2.02	5.86
1982	2.05	5.88
1983	2.05	5.9
1984	2.02	5.93
1985	1.96	5.95
1986	1.91	5.96
1987	1.88	5.97
1988	1.85	5.98
1989	1.79	5.99
1990	1.79	5.99
1991	1.78	5.99
1992	1.76	5.98
1993	1.73	5.98
1994	1.7	5.98
1995	1.67	5.97
1996	1.65	5.96
1997	1.69	5.94
1998	1.56	5.91
1999	1.37	5.88
2000	1.28	5.83
2001	1.23	5.79
2002	1.23	5.73
2003	1.22	5.68
2004	1.22	5.62
2005	1.2	5.56
2006	1.18	5.5
2007	1.19	5.43
2008	1.21	5.36
2009	1.27	5.29
2010	1.26	5.21
2011	1.21	5.13
2012	1.25	5.04
2013	1.28	4.95
2014	1.26	4.86
2015	1.32	4.77
2016	1.36	4.69
2017	1.42	4.6
2018	1.5	4.51
2019	1.51	4.43
2020	1.52	4.35
2021	1.49	4.27
2022	1.48	4.17
2023	1.49	4.08
2024	1.49	4.12
2025	1.5	4.04
2026	1.5	3.95
2027	1.51	3.87
2028	1.51	3.8
2029	1.51	3.72
2030	1.52	3.65
2031	1.52	3.59
2032	1.52	3.52
2033	1.53	3.46
2034	1.53	3.4
2035	1.53	3.34
2036	1.54	3.29
2037	1.54	3.23
2038	1.54	3.18
2039	1.54	3.12
2040	1.55	3.08
2041	1.55	3.03
2042	1.55	2.98
2043	1.56	2.94
2044	1.56	2.9
2045	1.56	2.86
2046	1.56	2.83
2047	1.57	2.79
2048	1.57	2.76
2049	1.57	2.72
2050	1.57	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bosnia	Equatorial Guinea
1960	38.2%	38.5%
1961	38.5%	38.7%
1962	38.6%	39%
1963	38.6%	39.2%
1964	38.4%	39.3%
1965	38.1%	39.2%
1966	37.8%	39.1%
1967	37.3%	39.1%
1968	36.7%	39.1%
1969	36%	39.2%
1970	35.2%	39.5%
1971	34.4%	39.7%
1972	33.7%	39.9%
1973	33%	40%
1974	32.2%	40.2%
1975	31.5%	40.5%
1976	30.7%	40.8%
1977	30%	41%
1978	29.3%	41.2%
1979	28.7%	41.5%
1980	28.1%	41.7%
1981	27.5%	41.8%
1982	26.9%	42%
1983	26.5%	41.6%
1984	26.2%	40.8%
1985	25.9%	40.4%
1986	25.7%	40.4%
1987	25.4%	40.6%
1988	25.1%	40.9%
1989	24.9%	41.3%
1990	24.6%	41.6%
1991	24.3%	42%
1992	24.7%	42.3%
1993	25.5%	42.6%
1994	25.5%	42.8%
1995	24.8%	43%
1996	23.5%	43.1%
1997	22.4%	43.1%
1998	21.5%	43.1%
1999	20.7%	43%
2000	19.9%	42.7%
2001	19.1%	42.2%
2002	18.4%	41.5%
2003	17.8%	40.8%
2004	17.3%	40.1%
2005	16.9%	39.5%
2006	16.4%	39.2%
2007	16.1%	38.9%
2008	15.8%	38.7%
2009	15.7%	38.5%
2010	15.6%	38.3%
2011	15.4%	38.3%
2012	15.1%	38.3%
2013	14.8%	38.3%
2014	14.5%	38.3%
2015	14.3%	38.3%
2016	14.1%	38.3%
2017	14%	38.3%
2018	13.8%	38.2%
2019	13.7%	38%
2020	13.6%	37.9%
2021	13.5%	37.8%
2022	13.4%	37.7%
2023	13.2%	37.5%
2024	13%	37.3%
2025	12.8%	37.1%
2026	12.7%	36.9%
2027	12.6%	36.6%
2028	12.5%	36.3%
2029	12.4%	36.1%
2030	12.4%	35.8%
2031	12.3%	35.5%
2032	12.2%	35.2%
2033	12.1%	34.9%
2034	12%	34.7%
2035	12%	34.4%
2036	11.9%	34.2%
2037	11.9%	33.9%
2038	11.9%	33.7%
2039	11.9%	33.5%
2040	11.9%	33.2%
2041	11.9%	33%
2042	11.9%	32.7%
2043	11.9%	32.5%
2044	11.9%	32.3%
2045	11.9%	32%
2046	11.8%	31.8%
2047	11.8%	31.5%
2048	11.8%	31.3%
2049	11.7%	31%
2050	11.7%	30.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 37.3% in Equatorial Guinea in 2024, compared to 24.6% and 41.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Equatorial Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Equatorial Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.51% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bosnia	Equatorial Guinea
1960	76,840	4,727
1961	77,601	4,858
1962	77,582	5,013
1963	75,380	5,192
1964	74,151	5,393
1965	72,896	5,618
1966	70,085	5,868
1967	65,618	6,135
1968	61,422	6,417
1969	58,454	2,593
1970	54,455	2,715
1971	54,352	4,822
1972	54,072	6,572
1973	52,989	6,508
1974	53,600	5,697
1975	53,629	4,580
1976	52,107	2,451
1977	48,643	5,550
1978	44,800	5,635
1979	42,157	5,786
1980	42,911	7,142
1981	45,423	7,573
1982	47,023	8,182
1983	47,135	8,886
1984	46,413	10,076
1985	44,983	11,179
1986	42,884	12,061
1987	41,172	12,727
1988	39,058	13,266
1989	36,802	13,724
1990	34,993	14,158
1991	33,692	14,581
1992	-17,883	15,010
1993	-27,199	15,459
1994	4,895	15,937
1995	5,926	16,345
1996	13,327	16,802
1997	19,311	17,305
1998	18,492	17,854
1999	13,568	18,465
2000	11,722	19,132
2001	10,424	20,376
2002	10,972	21,744
2003	10,781	23,168
2004	9,549	24,666
2005	6,546	26,116
2006	2,714	27,404
2007	1,557	28,672
2008	161	29,941
2009	652	31,184
2010	-1,895	32,368
2011	-5,354	33,502
2012	-6,761	34,347
2013	-8,367	35,158
2014	-11,009	35,889
2015	-11,942	36,543
2016	-13,009	37,180
2017	-12,810	37,740
2018	-10,761	38,332
2019	-15,192	38,894
2020	-22,502	38,994
2021	-33,670	39,160
2022	-20,197	39,873
2023	-18,292	40,140

Maternal mortality chart: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Equatorial Guinea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bosnia and Herzegovina, compared to 174 deaths in Equatorial Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bosnia	Equatorial Guinea
1985	35	658
1986	33	666
1987	31	672
1988	29	675
1989	26	688
1990	25	689
1991	23	688
1992	30	682
1993	26	668
1994	22	639
1995	19	587
1996	17	544
1997	16	507
1998	14	476
1999	13	442
2000	11	406
2001	11	388
2002	10	364
2003	10	343
2004	10	323
2005	9	312
2006	9	299
2007	9	289
2008	8	276
2009	8	267
2010	8	259
2011	7	254
2012	7	245
2013	7	236
2014	7	227
2015	7	222
2016	7	216
2017	7	212
2018	7	204
2019	6	198
2020	7	196
2021	13	202
2022	12	183
2023	6	174

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bosnia	Equatorial Guinea
1982	-	20.1%
1983	-	19.7%
1984	2.94%	19.3%
1985	2.7%	18.9%
1986	2.49%	18.6%
1987	2.3%	18.4%
1988	2.12%	18.2%
1989	1.96%	18%
1990	1.82%	17.9%
1991	1.69%	17.7%
1992	5.78%	17.6%
1993	5.87%	17.5%
1994	1.4%	17.3%
1995	1.94%	17.1%
1996	1.24%	16.9%
1997	1.17%	16.7%
1998	1.09%	16.4%
1999	1.02%	16%
2000	0.95%	15.6%
2001	0.89%	15.2%
2002	0.84%	14.7%
2003	0.8%	14.3%
2004	0.76%	13.8%
2005	0.74%	13.3%
2006	0.72%	12.9%
2007	0.71%	12.4%
2008	0.7%	11.9%
2009	0.69%	11.5%
2010	0.68%	11.1%
2011	0.68%	10.7%
2012	0.67%	10.3%
2013	0.67%	9.99%
2014	0.67%	9.66%
2015	0.67%	9.33%
2016	0.68%	8.99%
2017	0.68%	8.7%
2018	0.68%	8.42%
2019	0.67%	8.17%
2020	0.66%	7.88%
2021	0.64%	7.61%
2022	0.62%	7.34%
2023	0.6%	7.06%